Putative role of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation in cancer pathology and immunotherapy: Can this be a hidden treasure, especially for the elderly?

被引:7
作者
Abdullahi, Auwal [1 ]
Wong, Thomson W. L. [1 ]
Ng, Shamay S. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Rehabil Sci, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
来源
CANCER MEDICINE | 2023年 / 12卷 / 18期
关键词
cancer; immunotherapy; inflammation; regenerative rehabilitation; vagus nerve stimulation; HEART-RATE-VARIABILITY; PROMOTES TUMOR-GROWTH; KAPPA-B ACTIVATION; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; ELECTRICAL-STIMULATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; PANCREATIC-CANCER; BREAST-CANCER; DNA-DAMAGE; TNF-ALPHA;
D O I
10.1002/cam4.6466
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Cancer is globally a disease of significant public health concern owing to its prevalence, and association with morbidity and mortality. Thus, cost-effective treatments for cancer are important to help reduce its significant morbidity and mortality. However, the current therapeutic options for cancer such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery may produce serious adverse events such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and peripheral neuropathy, especially in the long term. In addition, these therapeutic options may not be well tolerated by the elderly especially those who are frail. The current article is aimed at discussing an alternative therapeutic option, non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), and the roles it plays in cancer pathology and immunotherapy. The VNS does this by reducing oxidative stress via silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1); inhibiting inflammation via both hypothalamic-pituitary-axis (HPA) and the release of corticosteroid from the adrenal gland, and cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP), and increasing vagal activity which helps in the regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and metabolism, and increase chance of survival. Furthermore, it helps with reducing complications due to cancer or its treatments such as postoperative ileus and severity of peripheral neuropathy induced by chemotherapy, and improves cancer-related fatigue, lymphopenia, and quality of life. These suggest that the importance of non-invasive VNS in cancer pathology and immunotherapy cannot be overemphasized. Therefore, considering the safety of non-invasive VNS and its cost-effectiveness, it is a therapeutic option worth trying for these patients, especially in combination with other therapies.
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页码:19081 / 19090
页数:10
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